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Philadelphia City Council actions

These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.

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Unanimous actions actions from the December 10, 2009 meeting.

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Showing 37-45 of 45 actions from December 10, 2009

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090745

The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be installed and maintained at the intersection of Lare Street and Summit Avenue, consistent with PennDOT regulations.

Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Lare Street and Summit Avenue.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090743

This enacted bill establishes a no-parking regulation on the southern side of the 5000 block of Nevada Street.

Establishing a no parking regulation on the 5000 block of Nevada Street, on the southern side.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090742

The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs at the intersection of Eva Street and Summit Avenue, installed and maintained in accordance with PennDOT regulations.

Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Eva Street and Summit Avenue.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090741

This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan near Shawmont Avenue and Eva Street by removing a portion of an existing sewer right-of-way and adding a right-of-way in a different location for drainage and water main purposes.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 296, in the area laying northwest of Shawmont Avenue and southwest of Eva Street, by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way for sewers and placing on the City Plan, in an alternate location within the same area, a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way being placed, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090735

This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land in the area bounded by Market Street, 48th Street, Haverford Avenue, and 49th Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Market Street, 48th Street, Haverford Avenue and 49th Street.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090713

The enacted ordinance grants Bharat Patel, owner of the newsstand at Broad and Arch Streets, permission to install and maintain underground electrical and telephone conduits connecting the newsstand to existing PECO and Verizon facilities.

Granting permission to Bharat Patel, owner of the newsstand at the southwest corner of Broad Street and Arch Street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights-of-way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090707

This enacted measure authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter into a license agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the City to occupy submerged lands in the Schuylkill River near Lock Street.

Authorizing the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for a license from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to occupy certain submerged lands of the Commonwealth in the Schuylkill River in the vicinity of Lock Street, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090706

The enacted ordinance provided for abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes and assigning property assessment duties to a new Office of Property Assessment.

Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes, by creating an Office of Property Assessment which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to the initial making of property assessments; by assigning certain duties to the Department of Records (as the successor to the Recorder of Deeds) with respect to filing certain information with the new Office of Property Assessment; by creating a new Board of Property Assessment Appeals ("Board"), which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to appeals from property assessments; and by creating a Board of Property Assessment Appeals Nominating Panel to nominate candidates for appointment to the Board; and providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special electio...

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2009-12-10
Bill 090686

The enacted bill created a temporary tax amnesty program for certain taxpayers who were delinquent on Philadelphia or School District taxes due between February 1, 1986, and June 30, 2009.

Amending Chapter 19-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Taxes and Rents - General," by providing for a temporary tax amnesty program under which delinquent taxpayers may satisfy their past due tax obligations with forgiveness of all or a portion of accrued interest and penalties, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.